{"id":24948,"date":"2017-12-21T16:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=24948"},"modified":"2017-12-19T14:24:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T22:24:57","slug":"gambling-edge-guest-james-vogl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/gambling-edge-guest-james-vogl\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambling With an Edge – guest James Vogl"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our guest this week is James Vogl.\u00a0 James is a former backgammon, and poker player (He won a WSOP bracelet at 24.) who then moved into the world of hedge funds.\u00a0 Now he has moved on from the trading world to start something called The Cerebral Gym.<\/p>\n

podcast\u00a0<\/a>
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Show notes<\/b><\/p>\n

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[01:27] James Vogl\u2019s backgammon career<\/p>\n

[02:47] Are there still active backgammon club in London?<\/div>\n
[03:55] What it was like transitioning into poker from Backgammon<\/div>\n
[06:23] Poker books that stood out for James<\/div>\n
[07:39] Why did Gus Hansen change his name?<\/div>\n
[09:14] How long did James play poker before he got a real job?<\/div>\n
[09:47] Did James play a lot of online poker?<\/div>\n
[12:29] Hedge funds, computer, and math skills. What was James\u2019 market?<\/div>\n
[15:38] Did the fund keep track of P\/L? How did James compare to S&P 500 over the years?<\/div>\n
[17:15] Video Poker v.s. trading<\/div>\n
[19:28] Why did James leave trading?<\/div>\n
[20:23] Did his romantic relationships affect his decision to quit gambling?<\/div>\n
[23:34] Gambling v.s. trading<\/div>\n
[28:39] Do the traders look at themselves as gamblers?<\/div>\n
[30:51] Is a press-up the same as a push-up?<\/div>\n
[33:31] Does James find the various games he played different or similar?<\/div>\n
[38:52] Does James see himself returning to the gambling world?<\/div>\n
[47:47] James\u2019 cheating encounters at gambling or trading<\/div>\n
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